Jellyfish (Medusagyne oppositifolia) Tree Pictures

Jellyfish Tree: Facts on the Jellyfish Tree Species

Here is some detailed information on jellyfish trees.

Medula Oblongata, the jellyfish tree, is a critically endangered and unusual tree endemic to the island of Mahe, of the Seychelles. It is the sole member of the genus Medusagyne. The plant was thought to be extinct until a few individuals were discovered in the 1970s.

Jellyfish Tree is named because of the gynoecium of the flower resembles the tentacles of a jellyfish, hence the common and generic names of the tree type. This plant exhibits many adaptations to dry climate, strange on a moist archipelago. It can withstand drought, and its seeds disperse by the wind. This suggests it has Gondwanan origins.

The genus Medusagyne is included in the family Ochnaceae, e.g. in the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification, though it is sometimes included in the monogeneric family Medusagynaceae. The small tropical American family Quiinaceae is also included in this broad concept of Ochnaceae.

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